Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18


Snow 1 have misiudged him
Why-Oh, whyl-did you not tell
me all this before? Had known It,
my Mary would have been spared
to mew
GAS regards Roger Bronson, he
charged me to say nothing to You
about his benevolent Intention, for
he did not want you influenced IN
any way. OF course, he did not
know your character or he would
never have been afraid that you
could be bribed into marrying the
yonng lady. Nevertheless, as he
wished me to do so mp to the pres
ent time. Now, as the poor girl is
lost. there is no longer, in my opin-
ion, any reason why you should moi
learn the truth. Neither Mr.. Gra'
ham nor myself wished, under the
circumstances, to say anything that
might have the slightest effect upon
either your choice or Mary's. We
therefore never prised or recon-
mended one of yon to the other
We wished to leave you entirely to
your own inclinations."
Williams feelings, on learning
these statements, may be imagined
His grief was almost beyond endur'
ance.
The fact that his attempt at a
secret marriage, which had brought
the unfortunate occurrence, added
TO the torrents he suffered.
His father endeavored to soothe
him. but for hours he paced the
floor of his room like a mailman,
refusing all offers of consolation
Finally Mr.. Trueman said;
awe must break the sad news to
Mary's father. VIII you come with
mep
The young man snatched up his
bot and the two hurried to Mr..
Graham's house.
They found him at home, and
they at once told the story.
They we're amazed at the calm
manner in which he received the
gloomy tidings.
He took pinch of snuff, sneez'
ed, and then babe the two follow
him up stairs.
They did so. He led them straight
to Mary's room, and there, on the
couch, lay the young girl, pale and
weak still, but recovering from the
effect of her excitement and suffer
ing.
A doctor was by her side, and
William almost knocked him over
in his haste to embrace the fair one
he had thought was lost to him
forever.
Mary had heard of her lovers
rescue from some fishermen who
had como to Mr.. Graham's house to
inform him of what had happened.
She had been picked up, hours
before he was saved, by the vessel
whose light he had seen. The craft
had passed close to the boat. She
cOntrived to make her voice heard,
and as the moon was then shining,
she was finally seen by the sail RS.
The boat being half full OF water,
had turned over, bottom mp, soon
after she had left the tiller to get
into the dingey which had been
lowered for her. She then begged
the men not to tow the heavy over
turned boat to their schooner, but
to get aboard as soon as possible
and look for her lover.
Their search for him was in VAIN.
They took Mary to land. She hired
conveyance, and she reached her
fathers house soon after midnight.
Her excitement-her anguish at
Williams supposed loss-made her
! so i'll that a doctor was sent for.
The news, not long after, of her
lovers safety probably benefited
her more than did the medicine pre-
scrlbed for her.
The affair ended to the satlsfac
ton of all concerned when, a few
weeks later, the lovers were united
at the house of the brides father.
Good Roger Bronson was there,
and his present to the bridegroom
was a check for the promised ten
thousand dollars.
The couple are happy, but they
will not soon forget their perilous
experience in needless attempt at
secret wedlock.
Young persons who would marry
without the knowledge of their
parents should remember that such
a course is apt to be attended with
more sorrow than pleasure, and, as
in the case of Mary Graham and
William Trueman, it is often sun
necessary"
cIncLSSILN ST0nY 0F A KISS.